Call me crazy…But 1st time I call a kid, I’m not offering them. I want to get to know them, find out what fuels them, and have them get to know me. Maybe that’s “old school,” but I value the program too much to just throw out offers without real connection.
#RelationshipsMatter
Since we’re on the subject.....
Here are the venues for the
@NCAADII
MEN’S Elite 8 vs WOMEN’S Elite 8 Tournament.
This takes the weightroom discrepancy to an entirely different level...
#EquityMatters
#EnoughIsEnough
So thankful for every Head Coach and Administrator that has given me the opportunity to do what I love. More thankful for the Student-Athletes that have allowed me to coach them. I love what I do and the people I get to do it with! 💜💛
#GoEagles
#BeALight
Couldn’t be more excited for this opportunity! Forever grateful for my
@AshlandWBB
family and everyone that’s supported me along the way.💜 Can’t wait to hit the ground running with
@LanderWBB
!🤩
#NextChapter
#cLawsUp
🔵🟡
I can’t handle another season of heartbreak for our athletes. March was truly devastating, and with every fall sport cancellation, my heart breaks a little more... 💔
Please, wear a mask. 😷
Such a surreal game today! Never imagined I’d have my first “head” coaching experience at my Alma Mater, against my former coach/boss, and mentor! 💜
#EagleAndScrEaglePride
#AUWBB
🦅
After Recent events, I feel it necessary to clarify:
1. AAU/HS Coaches: Please Remember, PLAYERS earn scholarships. You are an AVENUE to expose their strengths.
2. PARENTS: No AAU coach can EARN your daughter a scholarship.
3 .ATHLETES: YOU are what MATTERS!
#PlayersFIRST
BIG THANKS to the
@WBCA1981
for sending this in the mail! 🙌 Still feel beyond blessed to receive this award.☺️
#LoveMyJob
🏀
*Sidenote: it’s safe to say my
#ToughMudder
Dundee is looking pretty weak right now. 😅
These last 48hrs have been an emotional roller coaster. I still can’t express the heartbreak that has overwhelmed us all, but I can say Thank You to everyone for such kind words! 💜 I live out my passion everyday & am surrounded by some TRULY great people.
#MoreThanBasketball
Never thought I’d be coaching against my former college coach and biggest mentor, but here we are
@CoachTincher
!🤩So thankful for you and all the support over the years!
#BasketballFamily
❤️
Thought I was running a defensive film session today, only to find a Birthday Surprise!🎊This team (and all my former players that reached out) have truly made this day so special. ❤️
#CriedLikeABaby
😭
#LivingMyDream
Y’all… Former
@NCAADII
WBB player Paige Robinson just became the 31st pick in the
#WNBADraft
. Go where you’re happy and the rest will take care of itself!
Not the outcome we wanted, but I can honestly say that the journey with this team was full of so much joy, & fun, & love for one another.❤️ Thankful for every day I got to spend with this group & couldn’t be more proud of the season they put together.
#BeALight
🌟
#ProudCoach
💜
𝗪𝗕𝗕🏀 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟:
@AshlandWBB
season comes to a close in Midwest Regional Semifinal in 72-62 loss to Walsh.
The Eagles finish the season with a 29-3 overall record. Congratulations on an incredible season!
Such a special moment having my family in the stands this weekend! Loved that I got to celebrate in Eagle Gym with all of them!🏆🦅
#FamilyOverEverything
#MyHeart
❤️
So Proud of my Head Coach, Kari Pickens for sharing such raw emotions. 💜
With that being said, There should be no room for this type of hate in the world...
#ChooseLove
#BlackLivesMatter
I can’t express enough how much I love my job, and this profession. As I’ve gotten further into coaching, I’ve realized that the MOST joy I have, has nothing to do with basketball.💜 I’m so thankful for everything this career given me.
#Coaching
#IAmTheLuckyOne
After 10 LONG months, it felt great to back on the court! 🏀🤩 Felt even better to finish a hard fought weekend with a 🧹sweep 🧹 in Kates Gymnasium! 💜🦅
#BeALight
Not ashamed to say I cried a little when I saw this...
@MuffetMcGraw
embodies everything I looked up to in a coach. Passionate, strong-willed, FIERCE competitor, etc. But most importantly, she was/is a true advocate for equal rights.
#ThankYouMuffet
#YouGrewOurGame
After a Hall of Fame career, two national championships and a lifetime commitment to empowering women,
@MuffetMcGraw
steps down as the head coach of
@NDwbb
.
Thank you, Coach.
🔗
#ThankYouMuffet
Sports bring people together. They turn strangers into friends, and if we’re lucky, friends into family! Grateful I got to see my Goddaughter play this weekend.🤩
#MyPeople
❤️
Dear
@Sling
,
Can someone tell me why there are ZERO *Women’s* basketball games under the “College Basketball” category? Instead, they’re found under the “Various Sports” section.
Sounds a lot like
#GenderDiscrimination
🤔
Sincerely,
Disappointed Subscriber
Quarantine has officially peaked for me... My sister is sending strategic basketball advice. If you need reference to her overall 🏀 IQ, read the second text. 😂
#SquareOffenseIsComing
⏹🤔
100 WINS IN 4 YEARS(with 2 seasons shortened due to COVID)! 😳 Couldn’t be happier for my head coach and friend, Kari Pickens! 🤩🙌 So thankful to have been a part of the journey! 💜
#BeALight
Congrats to these 4 ballers! 🎊🎓 The impact these women made on the
#AUWBB
program, university and community is truly unmeasurable! 💜🦅So thankful for the time I got to spend with each of them!
#Classof2020
#BeALight
So proud and happy for my friend! 👏🥹 Kari is an incredible coach with one of the kindest souls you’ll ever meet! Grateful for our 4yrs together! 💜
#BeALight
I’m a very lucky guy...I get to spend the rest of my life with my best friend
@CoachStephG
Someone who challenges me, laughs with me (and at me) talks smack to me and at the same time is the kindest, most passionate & loving person I know.
#Engaged
#CoachGs
😊🏀❤️
As a Hoosier, I grew up knowing that Bob Knight set the standard for basketball excellence. Controversial, yes. Basketball genius, also yes. RIP
#BobKnight
#ChairsCanRestEasy
🪑
To the man who has been the biggest believer in me, my
#1
fan, and best example of a man I have ever known… You will be greatly missed and forever remembered.
#RIPPapaw
#Heartbroken
💔
I never thought I’d be so excited to spend a week in a freezing cold 🥶 convention center, surviving on snacks and coffee, but here I am… Giddy as ever! 🤩
#JulyRecruiting
#BringOnTheBallers
🏀🙌
🔊PSA: To all those who think the only way to impact the game is by scoring... The likely NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE YEAR only had 10 points! 👀
#RethinkYourPerspective
FINAL: Oregon 74, UConn 56
* 18-point loss is Huskies' first double-digit loss at Gampel Pavilion since Jan. 10, 1999 (vs. Tennessee, 11 points)
* All five Ducks starters in double figures, led by Hebard (22 points)
* Ionescu: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 9 assists
Already feeling all the 💙 from the Lander Community! ☺️ Shout it to Gina in the Phys. Ed & Exercise Science Department for the amazing Welcome Bag! 🤩
@follow_lander
#cLawsUp
#GreatPeople
Season Breakdown:
1st 15 Games: 8-7
Last 10 Games: 8-2
Couldn’t be more proud of this team’s growth over the last 3 weeks. Stayed the course, Put in the work, and Believed in each other every step of the way.✨
#SweetSixteen
#BeALight
💜
Racism exists. Unconscious biases exist. Until we actually acknowledge and talk about this stuff, nothing will change. My heart is breaking for our society right now. 💔
#JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
#BeTheChange
Lost a friend to suicide this weekend and can’t stop thinking about his last moments. 💔 Tell people you love them. Tell people you appreciate them. Show kindness to everyone. And do it often.
#Heartbroken
#EmpathyWins
#SuicidePrevention
Down 14 to start the second half and fought our way back for a great opportunity at the end. Regardless of the outcome, I’ll ride with this team all day, every day. 💪
#GrowingTogether
#TrustTheProcess
💙
Is it weird that when I look at houses for sale, the ones with basketball hoops outside are automatically more appealing to me? 🏀
#JustFeelsRight
⛹🏻♀️
Not sure how the rest of you will remember 2020, but this picture is it for me. Welcome to my son, Christopher Wade, who was born this morning. Hopefully a baby picture helps you all end 2020 on the same high note we’re on.
#BaylorWBB
Didi Richards is THE definition of FEARLESS. Nearly paralyzed 2 months ago, she’s already taken 3 charges in this game! 💪Some players NEVER even attempt to take one and this girl doesn’t even think twice! 🤩🙌
#Inspirational
#BaylorArkansas
Remember SEPTEMBER 12th, 2001? When we put our differences aside & ❤️Humanity❤️ was at an all-time high? Can we just love each other like that again?
#CompassionWins
#BlackLivesMatter
To those of you looking for an App for the Women’s Tournament (since the “NCAA March Madness Live” app is just for the men’s), I highly recommend this one! 👇
#SupportWomenInSports
#EquityMatters
Today, EVERYONE was talking about the Final Four Games!
And for the first time, a genderless “the games” statement, represented Women.
Today was a cool day. Especially for women. 😉
Absolutely loved Celebrating this group, specifically our Seniors!❤️ Couldn't be prouder of the season they put together and can confidently say that the Journey was JUST AS fun as the Championships! 🏆🤩
#BeALight
#LoveThisTeam
💜
We celebrated the 2021-22 team at our annual end of season banquet yesterday! We recognized All-GMAC award recipients, core value award winners, and Hallie & Annie’s 1000th point. 🏀
Be A Great Teammate: Sophia Fortner
Work Hard: Karlee Pireu
Have Fun: Erin Daniels
At a game and a parent yelled: “We’re up by 20! Keep the clock running!”
The score was 49-33. 😑
*Parents, just cheer for your kids, please.
#BeParents
#MathIsHard
😅
“It was the beginning of teaching me this internal motivation that, as an Olympian, you have to have.”
Then: 2-time NCAA pole vault champion for
@Ashland_Univ
.
Now: Olympic finalist.
How
@ktnago13
's
#NCAAD2
experience helped her get here.
#OlympiansMadeHere
🇺🇸 |
#MakeItYours
Last weekend in Ohio sure was a bittersweet one! 🥲 While Wedding Bells may have replaced buzzer beaters for
@Renee_Stimpert
, the swag stayed the same! 🤩
#Thankful
for one last night with my people! ❤️
#WhyICoach
My Papaw goes to the nursing home every day from 9am-5:30pm to see his dementia stricken wife of 60yrs. If that's not the living story of
#TheNotebook
idk what is..
#LoveGoals
❤
#MyRock
Getting the “I’m Registered!” text from my players is LEGITIMATELY JUST AS fulfilling as the “I’m Committed” text from future Eagles!💜
#ProudCoach
🤗
#YourVoteMATTERS
🗳🙌
"Comparison is the stealer of joy."
👆👆👆
Think about that the next time a friend tells you something exciting about their life and you IMMEDIATELY respond with something exciting that happened in your life...
#CelebrateOthers
#DontStealTheirJoy
It’s not ‘recommended’ for a coach to hype up a ‘rival’ coach in the same league, but having known
@CoachHanaHaden
for 10yrs+, I knew
@GSW_WBasketball
was in good hands when she took over. I couldn’t be happier for my friend to represent the PBC in the
#Elite8
! 💪
#PBCDomination
GSW Women’s Basketball Are Elite🤩🏆
For the first time in program history, GSW Women’s Basketball are headed to the Elite 8🤩🏀
PBC Regular Season Champions✅
PBC Tournament Champions✅
NcAA South East Regional Champions✅
#PBCDOMINANT
So the only team to win their conference outright, AND win the conference tournament, with 3 total losses (to
#1
seed and two 19 win teams) gets a
#5
Place Seeding? Having beaten the
#2
seed earlier in the year?
#MakeItMakeSense
Special day yesterday! Some of my family came to watch my team play, and see me coach for the first time.❤️🥹Clearly my little cousin wasn’t happy with some of the calls.. 😂
🎤
@KelseyPlum10
: “I wanna play man… I wanna play another game right now..I love basketball.”
Postgame after the
@LVAces
beat the Mercury in Game 1 of the Semi Finals of
@wnba
playoffs on
@espn
. I can not get enough of Kelsey’s unrelenting passion for this game! 🙌🏽💪🏽🏀🔥
#wnba